Olson and Viette; Dominick Ledge Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Olson and Viette; Dominick Ledge Prospect | Prospect |
| Prince William Sound Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 0' North , 148° 15' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whittier | 214 (2018) | 34.4km |
Location: South slope of Mount Doran 1 mile south-southwest from summit, near a southward flowing drainage west of Lagoon Creek. Accurate within 1/2 mile. Locality A-35 of Jansons and others (1984).
Geology: According to Jansons and others (1984), quartz-calcite veins are found in a 43 inch wide shear zone cutting metasandstone and metasiltstone of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group. The veins are up to 2 ft wide and contain pryite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and gold. Five chip samples contained up to 0.08 oz/ton Au and 0.02 oz/ton Ag.
Workings: Explored by a 200 ft adit and some surface stripping. Jansons and others (1984) reported five chip samples contained up to 0.08 oz/ton Au and 0.02 oz/ton Ag. Low mineral development potential (Jansons and others, 1984).
Age: Late Cretaceous or younger; veins cut metasandstones and metasiltstones of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group.
Production: No reported production.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au
Development Status: None
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AN118 |
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